1．以约30个词概括这篇新闻报道；

44．A。 主旨大意题。文章第一段第二句讲述了他们不愿意随旅行社出游的原因，B项提到了；文章第二、三两段讲述作者怎么去准备他的出行的，所以C项提到了；根据最后一段的“We walked with a map and a guide-book to wherever we wanted…”可知D项提到了。纵观全文，作者并没有提到他为什么去意大利旅游的原因。

43．B。 段落大意题。根据第四段对旅馆周围环境、交通情况以及该旅馆的好处的介绍，可知作者在第四段主要讲对旅馆满意的原因。

42．B。 细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句“The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation.”可知，最难的事情是在没有邀请函的情况下向意大利大使馆申请签证，因此选择B。A、C、D虽然文中都涉及到了，但是都不符合题干。

41．A。 原因判断题。根据第二段 “The trip was not very long but it was still very impressive. We look forward to going there again!”结合第四段的内容以及最后一段中的“The only thing I’ll say right now is that we really enjoyed traveling by ourselves.”可知，意大利之行他们玩得很尽兴，给他们留下了深刻的印象，所以想再去意大利，因此选A。

45. From the text we can know the author

　　 A. enjoys traveling everywhere in the world

　　 B. likes being accompanied by tour guides

　　 C. advises us to arrange trips by ourselves

D. met with a lot of his countrymen in Italy

[答案]

本文是一篇游记，讲述了作者和他的朋友自己策划的意大利之行。文章介绍了旅游前的准备工作，如自己取得签证，还有意大利的住宿条件，突出了自己策划意大利之游的优点以及感受。

44. Which of the following questions has NOT been answered in the passage?

　　 A. Why did the author decide to go to Italy for a holiday for the first time?

　　 B. Why did the author decide not to follow a travel agency?

　　 C. How did the author prepare for his trip?

　　 D. What tools did the author use for his traveling?

43. In the fourth paragraph the author mainly explains

　　 A. the reason why he chose to live in the center of Rome

　　 B. the reason why the hotel he booked was the right choice

　　 C. what transport they chose to travel in their Italian trip

　　 D. the reason why the mistress gave them some advice

42. What does the author think was the hardest in preparing for his Italian trip?

　　 A. Buying cheap airline tickets to Italy before the traveling

　　 B. Getting a visa without an invitation from the Italian consulate.

　　 C. Booking a comfortable hotel on his own in Rome.

　　 D. Solving the ticket problem far in advance.